Yang, L;
Zhen, S;
Li, L;
Wang, Q;
Yang, G;
Cui, T;
Shi, N;
... Ji, L; + view all
(2023)
Assessing vaccine literacy and exploring its association with vaccine hesitancy: A validation of the vaccine literacy scale in China.
Journal of Affective Disorders
, 330
pp. 275-282.
10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.014.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Assessment of vaccine literacy is essential for understanding people's ability to access various vaccine information to meet health demands. Few studies have examined the role of vaccine literacy in vaccine hesitancy, which is a psychological state. This study aimed to validate the applicability of the HLVa-IT (Vaccine Health Literacy of Adults in Italian) scale in Chinese settings and to explore the association between vaccine literacy and vaccine hesitancy. METHODS: From May to June 2022, we conducted an online cross-sectional survey in mainland China. Potential factor domains were obtained by the exploratory factor analysis. Cronbach's alpha coefficient, composite reliability values, and square root values of average variances extracted were calculated to determine the internal consistency and discriminant validity. The association between vaccine literacy, vaccine acceptance, with vaccine hesitancy was assessed using logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Totally, 12,586 participants completed the survey. Two potential dimensions, the functional and the interactive/critical, were identified. Cronbach's alpha coefficient and composite reliability values were >0.90. The square root values of average variances extracted exceeded the related correlations. The functional dimension (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 0579; 95 % Confidence Interval (CI); 0.529, 0.635), interactive (aOR: 0.654; 95%CI: 0.531, 0.806)/critical (aOR: 0.709; 95%CI: 0.575, 0.873) dimension were significantly and negatively associated with vaccine hesitancy. Similar results were also found in different vaccines acceptance subgroups. LIMITATIONS: This report is limited by the convenience sampling method. CONCLUSIONS: The modified HLVa-IT is suitable for use in Chinese settings. Vaccine literacy was negatively associated with vaccine hesitancy.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Assessing vaccine literacy and exploring its association with vaccine hesitancy: A validation of the vaccine literacy scale in China |
| Location: | Netherlands |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.014 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.014 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Vaccine literacy, Vaccine hesitancy, Scale, Validation |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Inst for Risk and Disaster Reduction |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10189781 |
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